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Inked Mag advises to not complicate a palm tattoo with intricate designs, shading, or color palettes. "Palm tattoos are extremely prone to fading and falling out, which means simplistic designs with solid black will last the longest over time," they write. "Keep your body art as simple and readable as possible, otherwise, you'll be left with an illegible mess."

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Dot Work Paw Print

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Leo H 5 years ago

Watch ink masters they will tell you the worst place to get a tat is the hands cause it won't last

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Instead, they suggest considering lots of dots. "If you’re not looking for a simple black outline of your small tattoo, you can opt for dot work shading. Most other shading styles won't hold. However, saturated dot work can stand the tests of time if the dots are applied in multiple passes. An artist applies dot shading like they would linework, depositing more pigment per dot than the wash-like shading you see in the whipping technique."

#3

Very Fun Tattoo Done Today

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Magpie 5 years ago

Arrrrrrrrrg!!!!! *runs awaaaay* _____________oh it is a tattoo right *cough* i weren't tricked. _________________arrrrrrrrrrrg.

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But if dots aren't your thing, there are other alternatives that you'll see in this tattoo gallery. For example, designs that are bold and black. "Let us say this loud and clear: BOLD WILL HOLD. Small, intricate and delicate designs will fall out, but heavy blacks will stay saturated in the skin long after the tattoo has healed. Callused skin that is constantly in motion, like the palms, has a faster regrowth than other locations on the body, which means that tattoo ink fades or falls out at a faster rate."

#4

He's Got The Whole World

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kathryn stretton 5 years ago

In his hands...

20points

#5

Ginkgo Leaves. Fun Using The Palms In A Way I'm Not Normally Asked To Do

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Sandra Laszlo-Bross 5 years ago

Wow the pinky's are so short!

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#6

Rad Palm Tattoos, Such An Awesome Experience

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Wolfie 5 years ago

Love these there really cool

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#7

Another Pair Of Butterfly Palms From Last Week

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Luis Milian 5 years ago

butterfly effect

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#8

Honeycomb And Bee Tattoo

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Tambot 5 years ago

So cool, love the black bee with red honeycomb, striking.

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#9

Palm Tattoo Inspired By The Simpsons

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Harry Larter 5 years ago

Why you little...

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#10

Minimal Palm Tattoo

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Foxxy 5 years ago

white ink fades sooo quickly so they would either have to live with ART once the E and H fade or get it touched up every few years.

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#11

Got Some New Ink

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Von 5 years ago

F*****g dope. Excuse my language, but mad props to the artist. The eye of the pyramid. Very clever.

24points

#12

We Found This Little Foo In The Shop

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Just Curious 5 years ago

That appears to a snake, not a foo.

6points

#13

Moon And Sun Palm Tattoos

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Missy Barton 5 years ago

Mollymauk

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#14

Self-Poke! "Weird Is Good" On My Palm, Done With My Non-Dominant Hand

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Bonnie Blue Bird 5 years ago

yes it is

10points

#15

Palm Full O’ Pills

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Larkin Elliott (student) 5 years ago

Um... what does this represent?

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#16

Palm Tattoo

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miaow 5 years ago

Wow !!

2points

#17

Palm Tattoos Are A Serious Undertaking But I Assure You Ariel Is Up To The Task

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Shirley Heyn 5 years ago

Always should have some give and take in life. . .

4points

#18

Atom - The Smallest Particle Of A Chemical Element That Can Exist

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meow point1 5 years ago

It's a lithium atom.

9points

#19

Palm Barcode Tattoo

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Lisa-Marie Dhondt 5 years ago

I work in retail, my boss would be thrilled I'm sure...

8points

#20

Something Different

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S 5 years ago (edited)

I actually know someone who has/had this same one on his palm. Cody, that you? LOL

6points

#21

Traveller's Palm Tattoo

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Give me a beagle any day... 5 years ago

I swear I keep seeing a mistake in this one. Right smack in the middle. Anyone else?

1point

#22

Flowers On Both Palms

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Bec Snyder 5 years ago

Very pretty and intricate, would be spectacular with colors!

3points

#23

My First Palm Ever! Turned The Machine Way Doooooown For This One

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Scarlet Opal 5 years ago

What does turning the machine mean/do, how does that work?

8points

#24

Oldie But Goldie. Both Healed

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Bonnie Blue Bird 5 years ago

Can someone explain the symbolism, please?

9points

#25

It Was A Great Pleasure To Make This Beautiful Trifle On The Palm Of Jure

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miaow 5 years ago

I like this one, simple

3points

#26

Intricate Palm Line Tattoo

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Leo H 5 years ago

That is alot of work

4points

#27

Flamingo Tattoo

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Sherry Harvey 5 years ago

Rain falls from above, so is that flamingo pee?

5points

#28

Dot-Work Palm Tattoo

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Momo Skarsgård 5 years ago

Buddha's love palm

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#29

I’m Just In Love With This Tattoo

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Sherry Harvey 5 years ago

Pretty sure love has nothing to do with this one.

4points

#30

Palm Tattoo

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#31

Scorpion Tattoo

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miaow 5 years ago

Cool

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#32

Is It Shark Week Yet?

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#33

Everything Fades

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Kristy P 5 years ago

That'll be cool when it does:-)

5points

#34

Palm Tattoo

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Momo Skarsgård 5 years ago

The fingers and edge of the hand messes it up for me.

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#35

Palm Tattoo

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NoYFB 5 years ago

Funny idea but the anatomy of the tattooed hand looks weird.

10points

#36

Little Old Match Stick

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#37

Circles

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Tambot 5 years ago

I would like to know the story or meaning behind a lot of these.

4points

#38

Palm Tattoo

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Leo H 5 years ago

Alot of these just scream..look at me

1point

#39

Ant Tattoo On Palm

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miaow 5 years ago

but what if there was a real insect on your hand, how will you find it? The lucky ant can blend in with the crowd lololol :D

0points

#40

The Moon

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#41

Little Cute Devil

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Nikki D 5 years ago

Why file your nails into claws?

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#42

Artwork On A Palm

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#43

Snowflake

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PinkPanda 5 years ago

This is really pretty, I’d personally put it somewhere other than the palm, though.

0points

#44

Palms Tatted

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反社会的 UNDER COVER 5 years ago

this is super f*****g cool though

0points

#45

So This Happened Today, Finally Got My Other Palm Tattooed

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Tambot 5 years ago

Beautiful pointillism, so nice

0points

#46

Snake's Spine. Traditional Berber Tattoo. Antique Protection Symbol Against Bad Things And Evil Eyes

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#47

Palm Tattoo

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Mama Panda 5 years ago

Why does his thumb look like a penis?

5points

#48

Brain And Heart

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CrunChewy McSandybutt 5 years ago

I love this concept. The dichotomy of man.

0points

#49

Palm Skull Tattoo

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#50

Emotional Landscapes/Don’t Tell Me To Smile

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#51

Blasted A Palm Last Night. Kid Took It Like A Champ

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Anne 5 years ago

why.

5points

#52

Hand Mandala

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miaow 5 years ago

this one is really pretty

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#53

Nick Didn’t Enjoy This

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#54

Impressive Palm Tattoos

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反社会的 UNDER COVER 5 years ago

Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge?

0points

#55

Aliens Exist

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#56

Broccoli Tattoo

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Honey 5 years ago

But.. why?

0points

#57

Warrior Palm

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#58

Healed And Fresh

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#59

Palms For Emilie

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#60

Palm Tattoo From The Voodoo/Tribal Flashes

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#61

Little Bit Red “Creation Of Adam” Hands For Jaleesa Made Today On The Palm

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Tambot 5 years ago

I love your "psalms" tattoo.

2points

#62

I Got To Make Brennas Day Today. Thank You For Sitting So Tough

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#63

Fresh And Healed Pictures Of This Unalome In The Palm I Did Some Time Ago

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miaow 5 years ago

Awesome!!!

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#64

Harry Potter Palm Tattoo

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Give me a beagle any day... 5 years ago

I knew it was coming.... someone had to do a HP ink.

0points

#65

Scissors On Palm

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#66

Cat Tattoo

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#67

Hold On Palm Tattoo

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Martti Laurson 5 years ago

What does no dloh mean?

3points

#68

Heart Tattoo

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#69

Had The Pleasure Of Ruining Bri's Day Yesterday With These Palm Tattoos

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#70

Well This Was Just A Little Bit Of Fun And Also... Ouch

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#71

Client Of Steel

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#72

Cheese And Knife In The Hands

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Dana 5 years ago

Who cut the cheese?

0points

#73

All Seeing Eye

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#74

Beautiful Line Work

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#75

Dead Inside

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miaow 5 years ago

:(

0points

#76

Palm Tattoos

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#77

Palm Tattoo

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#78

Line Tattoo

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Tardis42 5 years ago

Why get this put on your hand?

1point

#79

Rose On A Palm

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#80

Bang Bang, Shoot Shoot

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#81

The Most Painful Tattoos Became The Best Experience

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Ava Anderson 1 year ago

I love this one

0points

#82

Born To Ride

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#83

You Could Have The World In The Palm Of Your Hand, But It Don't Mean A Thing 'Til U Change It Your Damn Self

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#84

A Hardcore One Today

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#85

Stairway To Hell

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#86

No Need To Cry

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#87

Bojack Horseman

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#88

Palm Tattoo

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#89

Palm Tattoos

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#90

Bearded Man On A Palm

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Daria Z 5 years ago

Why?..

4points

#91

Palm Tattoos At Richmond Tattoo Arts Festival

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#92

Spider Web Palm Tattoo

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#93

"An Empty Hand Can Still Become A Fist" And "All We Love We Leave Behind"

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#94

Probably The Most Painful Tattoo I Have Ever Gotten

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Mileen 5 years ago

Those nails tho....

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#95

Abduction Tattoo

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#96

Both Palms Together

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#97

Got A New Tattoo

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Ava Anderson 1 year ago

Is this the same one from earlier?

0points

#98

More Barbed Wire Than A Cattle Farm

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#99

Wolf On A Palm

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Magpie 5 years ago

Yes I know I am a sook. I just feel so sad for the animal.

4points

#100

Palm Rose Tattoo

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#101

Palm Tattoo Done Few Days Back

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Magpie 5 years ago

Oh no. This is so sad. The pressure and unkindness behind the phrase.

2points